Re: Robert Meares 1592 - 1667

If my family included surnames like Johnson, I think I would just give up genealogy and find a new avocation.Here is all I can contribute, for what it is worth:In a 1682 patent to land in Virginia, Thomas Merrey listed a JOHN JOHNSON as one of his "head rights".A head right was someone transported at the patentee's expense from outside the colony, entitling him to 50 acres from the colonial government.

That doesn't mean they were family, or friends, or even had met (sometimes, head rights acquired by one colonist were sold to another).But then again, it might just be the missing puzzle piece you need.